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How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joelle Renstrom
June 14, 2022
On November 8, 2021, the American Heart Association journal Circulation published a 300-word abstract of a research paper warning that…
Belief correlations with parental vaccine hesitancy: Results from a national survey | American Anthropologist
by Luke J. Matthews, Sarah A. Nowak, Courtney C. Gidengil, Christine Chen, Joseph M. Stubbersfield, Jamshid J. Tehrani, and Andrew M. Parker
June 8, 2022
Abstract We conducted a nationally representative survey of parents’ beliefs and self-reported behaviors regarding childhood vaccinations. Using Bayesian selection among…
The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier | The New York Times
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff
May 25, 2022
The mother of four brought her children, ranging in age from grade school to high school, to the doctor’s office…
Disinformation Governance Board ‘paused’ after just 3 weeks | The Washington Post
by Taylor Lorenz
May 20, 2022
Nina Jankowicz was the subject of online attacks from the moment she was named head of the newly created Disinformation…
Vaccine Misinformation, Parenting, and the COVID-19 Death Toll | NPR
by Allison Aubrey, Emily Kwong, and Margaret Cirino
May 18, 2022
Any hour now, the U.S. is expected to officially mark one million lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health correspondent…
Anti-abortion groups target women with misleading ads | BBC News
by Rachel Schraer
May 18, 2022
When Hana found out she was pregnant, she knew she wanted to have an abortion - but her search for…
How vaccine misinformation made the COVID-19 death toll worse | NPR
by A Martinez and Allison Aubrey
May 16, 2022
As the U.S. nears one million deaths from COVID-19, analysis finds nearly a third of those deaths could have been…
Abortion Misinformation Surges on Facebook, Twitter After Leak | Bloomberg
by Davey Alba
May 13, 2022
Conspiracy theorists have latched on to the debate over US abortion rights on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, leading to…
How to Protect Your Digital Privacy if ‘Roe v. Wade’ Falls | WIRED
by Lily Hay Newman
May 6, 2022
A LEAKED UNITED States Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday and soon after authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts is…